hard drive failure

**farmergiles** · 04-16-2009, 01:28 PM

Just had a hard drive go clonk- cheep cheep clonketey clonk on me. Now it doesn`t work at all.

Luckily there wasn`t really anything important, just films mostly, I moved my music collection to another drive a few months back.

Anyone know which hardrive manufacturers are more reliable? The failed one was seagate, I`ve been reading about them and everyone is complaining atm lol.

**Bearsy** · 04-16-2009, 02:28 PM

Stick it in your freezer in a Ziploc bag for a few hours then plug it back in.

90% of the time it'll work long enough for you to get anything you really need/want. You might even be able to back it up fully onto a new one.

However I don't know much about brands. I'm actually in the process of looking for 2 external hard drives... one to hold my downloaded movies and software and the other that I can take with me on location while shooting my movie.

**farmergiles** · 04-16-2009, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bearsy

Stick it in your freezer in a Ziploc bag for a few hours then plug it back in.

Huh ok I`ll try that nothing to lose I guess.

Dandaweedman · 04-16-2009, 05:26 PM

Good tip Bearsy.

I like seagate, noisy tho. Great for SCSI or used to be

Don't like western digital (lots of issues) I have had 4 or 5 go bad.
Maxtor are a very good drive as well.
If I buy after market that's what I buy. Haven't had an issue yet

Doomster1961 · 04-28-2009, 11:58 PM

Seagate, Western Digital and Maxtor are all good. The most reliable is Western Digital but my primary drive is Maxtor and Western Digital is my slave drive. Make sure you know if it is Sata or IDE type drive before you go and buy a new one. You might try a USB external hard drive. Small and very reliable. Just plug it in and backup all your important files than you can unplug it and plug it into your friends computer to watch videos or mp3's. Inexpensive and portable.

**farmergiles** · 04-29-2009, 12:55 AM

^ Seagate were good, not any longer.

Bearsy I tried your suggestion, didn`t work, I think the head had become misaligned or something but cheers anyway.

ggpr · 04-29-2009, 01:38 AM

certain series of seagates apparently have a tendency to crap out randomly for some people. Seagate and Western Digital are pretty solid in my opinion.

I have 2 separate TB seagate drives that i have whored out pretty heavily and they are still running fine after almost a year. My cousin although had one of the same drives and his crapped out after 6 months, perhaps just luck of the draw. My other 2 hard drives are western digital and they have performed well.

**farmergiles** · 04-29-2009, 04:44 AM

Anyway I`ve bought a Western Digital HD. I`ll keep stuff I want to keep on two drives at once, can`t do much more than that really.

wellfleation · 04-29-2009, 06:52 PM

The most reliable are tape (expensive) and flash drives (still expensive but less so plus I've put flash drives through the washer and dryer and they worked fine/preserved all the data).

Krunk · 05-01-2009, 06:55 PM

did it sound at all like this??:

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**farmergiles** · 05-02-2009, 02:47 AM

No, lols, but if I shake the old drive it sounds like it has sand in it.

04-16-2009, 01:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In My Fire Engine Posts: 7,134 Thanks: 2,040 Thanked 3,167 Times in 2,191 Posts	hard drive failure Just had a hard drive go clonk- cheep cheep clonketey clonk on me. Now it doesn`t work at all. Luckily there wasn`t really anything important, just films mostly, I moved my music collection to another drive a few months back. Anyone know which hardrive manufacturers are more reliable? The failed one was seagate, I`ve been reading about them and everyone is complaining atm lol. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys*

04-16-2009, 05:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dandaweedman Old School Join Date: May 2004 Location: At the Cabana Posts: 7,414 Thanks: 699 Thanked 760 Times in 613 Posts	Good tip Bearsy. I like seagate, noisy tho. Great for SCSI or used to be Don't like western digital (lots of issues) I have had 4 or 5 go bad. Maxtor are a very good drive as well. If I buy after market that's what I buy. Haven't had an issue yet __________________ Hanging in the Cabana

04-28-2009, 11:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Doomster1961 YaHookan Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 24 Thanks: 10 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Seagate, Western Digital and Maxtor are all good. The most reliable is Western Digital but my primary drive is Maxtor and Western Digital is my slave drive. Make sure you know if it is Sata or IDE type drive before you go and buy a new one. You might try a USB external hard drive. Small and very reliable. Just plug it in and backup all your important files than you can unplug it and plug it into your friends computer to watch videos or mp3's. Inexpensive and portable. __________________ Knowing others is wisdom; knowing the self is enlightenment. Mastering others requires force; mastering the self needs strength. -- Lao Tsu

04-29-2009, 12:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In My Fire Engine Posts: 7,134 Thanks: 2,040 Thanked 3,167 Times in 2,191 Posts	^ Seagate were good, not any longer. Bearsy I tried your suggestion, didn`t work, I think the head had become misaligned or something but cheers anyway. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys*

04-29-2009, 01:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
ggpr Old School Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: SK, Canada Posts: 2,126 Thanks: 5 Thanked 80 Times in 52 Posts	certain series of seagates apparently have a tendency to crap out randomly for some people. Seagate and Western Digital are pretty solid in my opinion. I have 2 separate TB seagate drives that i have whored out pretty heavily and they are still running fine after almost a year. My cousin although had one of the same drives and his crapped out after 6 months, perhaps just luck of the draw. My other 2 hard drives are western digital and they have performed well. __________________ I'm the one that has to die when it's time for me to die, So let me live my life, the way I want to

04-29-2009, 04:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In My Fire Engine Posts: 7,134 Thanks: 2,040 Thanked 3,167 Times in 2,191 Posts	Anyway I`ve bought a Western Digital HD. I`ll keep stuff I want to keep on two drives at once, can`t do much more than that really. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys*

04-29-2009, 06:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
wellfleation Old School Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Methuen, MASSHOLE Posts: 3,520 Thanks: 149 Thanked 467 Times in 333 Posts	The most reliable are tape (expensive) and flash drives (still expensive but less so plus I've put flash drives through the washer and dryer and they worked fine/preserved all the data). __________________ FIGHTPOWER

05-02-2009, 02:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In My Fire Engine Posts: 7,134 Thanks: 2,040 Thanked 3,167 Times in 2,191 Posts	No, lols, but if I shake the old drive it sounds like it has sand in it. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys*

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